The Department of Justice on Thursday joined a lawsuit to block new congressional district lines approved by California voters last week through Proposition 50 .

The congressional maps were championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom as an attempt to help Democrats win more seats in the House of Representatives, countering Republican-led gerrymandering in states such as Texas. But California Republicans argued in a suit filed last week that the maps unfairly advantage Latino voters over other Californians.

The Trump administration joined that lawsuit, asking a judge in the Central District of California to block the new map from taking effect for the 2026 midterm elections.

“California Democrats are openly gerrymandering by race in this case,” Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X. “That’s

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